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Natana J. DeLong-Bas

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The attacks in Norway and the price of fear

By Natana J. DeLong-Bas (July 28, 2011) – There are certain events that are so painful and incomprehensible that they stop us in our tracks and make us wonder what kind of world we live in. The horrific mass murder of teens and young adults at a summer camp in Norway

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The women of the Arab spring: from protesters to parliamentarians?

By Natana J. DeLong-Bas (June 17, 2011) – What do Asmaa Mahfouz, Munira Fakhro and Tawakul Karman all have in common? They are all strong, capable women defying the popular Western image of the oppressed, repressed, suppressed Muslim woman hidden behind a black chador or blue burqa, helplessly waiting for Western